Section: 22-C500

QUALIFICATION FOR PATIENT REGISTRATION


Title :  22 HEALTH
Sub Title :  22-C MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Chapter :  22-C5 QUALIFYING PATIENTS

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 2/25/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 14 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18 210; D.C. Official Code § 7 1671.13); and Mayor’s Order 2020-099, dated September 30, 2020.

Source : Notice of Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10140 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055546 Adopted Rule QUALIFICATION FOR PATIENT REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
2/25/2026
N143891 Final Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Rules for Cannabis Businesses View Text 2/20/2026
Vol 73/8
N143980 Emergency Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Ninth Emergency Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1. etc. - Rules for Cannabis Businesses View Text 2/6/2026
Vol 73/6
N143262 Emergency Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Eighth Emergency Rulemaking - Title 22-C Notice of Eight Emergency Rulemaking View Text 11/28/2025
Vol 72/48
N141385 Emergency Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Seventh Emergency Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Rules for Cannabis Businesses View Text 6/20/2025
Vol 72/25
N140806 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration – Notice of Sixth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. – Rules for Cannabis Businesses View Text 4/25/2025
Vol 72/17
N138815 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Fifth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Rules for Medical Cannabis Businesses View Text 12/13/2024
Vol 71/50
R0054177 Adopted Rule QUALIFICATION FOR PATIENT REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
3/13/2024
N135106 Final Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Medical Marijuana View Text 3/8/2024
Vol 71/10
N129759 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Eighth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1-14, 50-64, 99 - Medical Marijuana Program View Text 3/10/2023
Vol 70/10
N127891 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Fifth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - 22C DCMR Ch. 3 - Medical Marijuana View Text 11/4/2022
Vol 69/44
N127889 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Third Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - 22C DCMR Ch. 3 Medical Marijuana View Text 11/4/2022
Vol 69/44
N109871 Emergency Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Second Emergency Rulemaking - Medical Marijuana Regulations View Text 7/30/2021
Vol 68/31
N105747 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Medical Marijuana Regulations View Text 4/23/2021
Vol 68/17
R0011209 Adopted Rule QUALIFICATION FOR PATIENT REGISTRATION View Text Effective:
12/2/2011
N0017567 Final Rulemaking Final Rulemaking to implement the District's Medical Marijuana Program. View Text 12/2/2011
Vol 58/48
N0014194 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 View Text 8/12/2011
Vol 58/32
Other rules using the same rule number
ID Section Number Section Heading
37022 22-C500 QUALIFICATION FOR REGISTRATION